San Francisco Unified Announces New K-8 Math Curriculum
This new curriculum was piloted last year by 84 middle school teachers and 160 elementary teachers. Early results were promising, the district said.
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The San Francisco Unified School District announced that it is rolling out a new math curriculum for grades K-8 this school year.
According to a statement from the district, the newly adopted materials focus on three key areas: solving math problems accurately; understanding the “why” behind the math; and learning how to apply math in everyday life.
San Francisco Unified has set a goal of increasing the percentage of eighth grade students meeting grade-level expectations from 42% in 2022 to 65% by 2027. This new curriculum was piloted last year by 84 middle school teachers and 160 elementary teachers. Early results were promising, the district said.
“San Francisco’s public schools are focused on helping every student build confidence and competence in math to be set up for lifelong success,” Superintendent Maria Su said in the statement.
SFUSD’s math curriculum had received heavy criticism and was even the subject of a ballot measure last year. Voters supported an effort to teach algebra in eighth grade. Previously, the district pushed algebra to ninth grade in an effort to improve equity and eliminate tracking students into different math paths at the middle school level.
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